Markup from hell

A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.

1. #29 Randomly grouping content

   submitted on Dec 10, 2021 by Manuel
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   <section>
     <aside>
       <div>
         <section>
           <header>
             <a href="/">
               <img src="logo.svg" alt="Logo">
             </a>
           </header>
           <main>
             <a href="/services">Services</a>
             <a href="/products">Products</a>
             <a href="/aboutus">Aboutus</a>
           </main>
           <footer></footer>
         </section>
       </div>
     </aside>
     <section>
       <footer></footer>
       <main>
         <h1>Welcome to Hell</h1>
       </main>
       <footer></footer>
     </section>
   </section>

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2. #28 alert level 1

   submitted on Nov 28, 2021 by Manuel
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   <h1 aria-busy="true" aria-live="polite" role="alert" class="sr-only">
     Done
   </h1>

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3. #27 <a6>

   submitted on Nov 21, 2021 by Hidde
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   <h6>Popular Cities</h6>
   <div>
     <h6 class="footerLinks">Amsterdam</h6>
     <h6 class="footerLinks">Rotterdam</h6>
     <h6 class="footerLinks">Utrecht</h6>
     <h6 class="footerLinks">Den Haag</h6>
     <h6 class="footerLinks">Eindhoven</h6>
   </div>

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4. #26 HTMHell special: tasty buttons

   submitted on Oct 25, 2021 by Manuel

   The second HTMHell special focuses on another highly controversial pattern in front-end development:

   🔥 the burger button. 🔥

   The burger button and his tasty friends (kebab, meatball and bento) usually reveal a list of links when activated. According to our studies, these buttons are highly optimized for mouse and touch users, but lack support for keyboard and screen reader users in most cases.

   After less than 1 hours of research, HTMHell presents a collection of 18 different bad practices found on real websites.

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   <div class="burger">
     <span></span>
     <span></span>
     <span></span>
   </div>

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5. #25 A link is a button is a link

   submitted on Apr 30, 2021 by Andrea
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   <a tabindex="0" type="button" href="/signup" role="link">
     <span class="focus" tabindex="-1"></span>
     <span>
       <span>
         <span>Sign up</span>
         <i class="icon icon-external-link" aria-hidden="true" role="img"></i>
       </span>
     </span>
   </a>

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